I didn't care for Brick. Loved JG-L in Mysterious Skin , though. That's a movie that'll break you.
Numfar! Do the dance of joy.
Elder ,'Power Play'
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Glamcookie - Apr 02, 2007 11:13:17 am PDT #8075 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Gris - Apr 02, 2007 1:29:51 pm PDT #8076 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Yeah, that movie broke me but good, and JG-L was pretty fantabulous.
evil jimi - Apr 02, 2007 2:48:27 pm PDT #8077 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
I think I passed on Brick because Ehrenstein raved so much about Gordon-Levitt in it that I unfairly associated my distaste for the reviewer with the film itself.
Ooh, I'm gonna tell him you said that and ooh you're gonna be in so much trouble and ooh...donuts!
Sorry.
What was I saying?
Scrappy - Apr 02, 2007 7:44:31 pm PDT #8078 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
For any of you who have seen the Huckabees hissy fit video (which has been quite the topic of discussion among those I know in the movie business(, here is a genius homage: [link]
Enjoy!
§ ita § - Apr 02, 2007 7:57:53 pm PDT #8079 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister sent me an article about a controversial movie featuring two black men in love with each other, and I was surprised (pleasantly so) to see this paragraph:
Rag Tag is Nwandu's interpretation of "slash", the underground genre of fan fiction on the internet in which fans - mainly women - invent and share fantasies about famous men having sex, from Captain Kirk and his colleagues to Pete Doherty and Carl Barat. As a straight woman, she sees nothing unusual in this. "I know people have been saying why, as a woman, are you writing stuff about men; but if you look into slash, a lot of the authors are housewives," she says. "There is something about male sexuality that fascinates women. I know I am not alone."
Sure, I might edit it a bit when it comes to defining slash, but still. Dude. It came up. In the Guardian movie section.
DavidS - Apr 04, 2007 10:21:08 am PDT #8080 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Guy Maddin's 15 minute short in collaboration with Isabella Rosselini, reflecting on her father Roberto. This is the kind of stuff I love by Maddin: visually beautiful, playful, silly, theoretical. And because it's Isabella Rosellini, this is also very heartfelt.
She's a good collaborator for him.
The sound sync is off but it's only a little distracting.
Recommended for any serious film fan.
DavidS - Apr 04, 2007 10:32:20 am PDT #8081 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Then there's also the pure comic genius of Maddin's Sissy Boy Slap Party.
I've got a feeling shrift might bookmark this one.
Volans - Apr 05, 2007 7:06:43 am PDT #8082 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Henson is making The Doubtful Guest into a movie! [link]
Kathy A - Apr 06, 2007 10:54:36 am PDT #8083 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
After stopping by for my workout on the way home, I think I'm going to pop in my tape of Godspell to watch tonight if there's nothing else on. Gotta love Victor Garber in a huge frizzy 'fro! I still wonder how they did the outdoor scenes in NYC with absolutely no one in sight.
Sean K - Apr 06, 2007 5:21:12 pm PDT #8084 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm still wondering how they got shots of London with absolutely no one in sight for 28 Days Later.